Kindred Public Library
Board of Trustees – Meeting Minutes
Monday, January 9th 2023
1. Jen Guzik called the meeting to order at 7:01pm.
2. Present: Jen Guzik, Jackie Johnson, Jesse Becker, Bethany Johnson, Nikki Weber, Lisa Anderson, Ozzie Perazza, Sara Anderson
Secretary’s Report (Sara)
– November meeting minutes and December meeting minutes were presented to the group; no changes or updates needed to either month’s meeting minutes
– Bethany made a motion to approve November’s meeting minutes, Jackie second, all approved
– Jackie made a motion to approve December’s meeting minutes, Jessie second, all approved
Treasurer’s Report (Jackie):
– Jackie presented December 2022 Account Balances and 2022 Itemized Expenses & Income Report at Annual Budget meeting and was approved during that time (see 2023 Budget minutes)
– Discussion and approval of transferring funds to FCCU was done during Annual Budget meeting; will choose new officers before any transfers are made from Kindred State Bank to FCCU; Jackie’s term on the board is done so a new Treasurer will be nominated.
Directors’ Report
– 2023 Proposed Budget and 2022 Library Statistics were presented and approved at the Annual Budget meeting (see 2023 Budget Minutes)
– 2023 Committee’s and Reporting were discussed and approved at the Annual Budget meeting (see 2023 Budget minutes)
– Lisa presented the group with the Library’s Board of Trustee’s By-Laws which is required by the state; more discussion on those by-laws will occur in 2023
New Business
2023 New Officer Nominations
– Jen G and Jackie’s terms are complete and their officer positions will need to be filled
– Jackie made a motion to nominate Bethany as President, Jesse as Vice President, and Sara as Secretary; Ozzie second and all approved
– Jackie made a motion to nominate Nikki as Treasurer, Bethany second and all approved
– New Officers for 2023:
– President = Bethany J
– Vice President = Jesse B
– Secretary = Sara A
– Treasurer = Nikki W
– City Council = Ozzie P & Darrel K
– Members at Large = 2 open positions
– Library will send out an email and a Facebook post regarding the two open positions on the Board of Trustees
Other Business
– Bethany, Nikki and Lisa will be added to the new Treasurer’s Policy as individuals who are able to access the Library’s bank accounts
– Sara made a motion to approve these additions to the policy and bank accounts, Ozzie second and all approved
Next meeting will be on Monday, February 13th at 7pm. Meeting adjourned at 7:16 p.m.
Sara Anderson, Secretary
Kindred Library Board of Trustee